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Happy Halloween!!! I hope whatever project you’re working on does not turn into a giant pumpkin! In the spirit of the occasion, here’s a really cool way to create some eerie haunting vocals. Send your vocals to a parallel track. Load up a virtual guitar amp plugin with a built . . . Read more
If the kick drum is lacking that chest thumping punch and it doesn’t seem to have much depth to it, chances are it just hasn’t been recorded well enough. No matter how many plug-ins you throw at it, or how long you spend trying to fix it, you’re probably not . . . Read more
Getting your kick and your bass to sound full, punchy and sitting perfectly in the mix isn’t always easy. The first trick is to start with a great recording of the bass, but you’ve already got that right? The next step is to bring that recording in to your mix . . . Read more
Lets say you want to give an electric guitar part a fuller sound or more “feel”. One way to achieve this is by recording a double of the electric guitar part on an acoustic guitar. On a new track, record a double of the electric guitar part on an acoustic . . . Read more
You’ve just finished processing your drums and they sound amazing… when they’re solo’d… but when you bring back the rest of the mix, the other elements take over and the drums seem to vanish into the background. If you’re happy with the sound of the processed drum tracks, you probably don’t . . . Read more
If your vocals are flat and lifeless by comparison to the rest of your mix, there are a few things that could be causing this: 1. The vocals are over-compressed Try using more compression on a parallel bus instead of on the lead track itself to get more excitement out . . . Read more
Your guitar track is sounding a bit narrow and you want it command little more attention. Here’s three quick steps to achieving a wider guitar sound and filling out a bit more of the spectrum. Record the same guitar part with either a different amp or different mic’s on the . . . Read more
If your home studio is anything like mine; short on space, close to the kids bedrooms and the only time you get to record is late at night. I’m going to take a wild guess that you’re recording your instruments direct to your interface, rather than plugging in to your . . . Read more
When there’s a lot going on in a mix, it’s easy to loose the vocals in amongst all the other tracks. There’s a few things you can do though to make sure those vocals are still heard. Give the vocal track presence using EQ Gently roll off the low end of . . . Read more